Thangal Kunju Musaliar College of Engineering

Thangal Kunju Musaliar College of Engineering (Autonomous)
TypeGovernment-Aided Autonomous Engineering College
Established3 July 1958; 66 years ago (1958-07-03)
FounderThangal Kunju Musliar
Affiliation
Universities (Since 1958)
ChairmanT. K. Shahal Hassan Musaliar
PrincipalT. A. Shahul Hameed
Academic staff
200
Administrative staff
500
Students4000
Location, ,
691005
,
India

8°54′50″N 76°37′57″E / 8.91389°N 76.63250°E / 8.91389; 76.63250
CampusUrban
25 acres (100,000 m2)
LanguageEnglish, Malayalam
Websitewww.tkmce.ac.in

The Thangal Kunju Musaliar College of Engineering, commonly known as TKMCE, is the first government-aided engineering institution in the Indian state of Kerala, with foundation stone laid on 2nd February 1956, and inaugurated on 3 July 1958. The campus is located in Karicode, approximately 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) away from Kollam, Kerala, India. The college was affiliated to Kerala University before getting changed to APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University when it was formed in 2015. UGC conferred autonomous status to the institution in 2022.